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Suzuki had an even-strength assist and power-play helper in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins. He also had one shot on goal and two blocked shots.

Suzuki was involved in the first two Montreal goals and has three assists over the last two games, but he's still looking for his first goal. The top-line center is coming off a 33-goal season in which he scored on 17.8 percent of his shots.

Acciari had an assist, one blocked shot and four hits in Monday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens.

Acciari had the primary assist on Kevin Hayes' game-winning goal early in the third period. It was the first point of the season for Acciari, who is skating on the fourth line. He's topped the 20-point mark twice in his career but offers little in the way of upside in fantasy.

Hischier produced a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Monday's 3-0 win over Utah.

The 25-year-old center helped set up Seamus Casey for what proved to be the game-winner early in the second period, and Hischier then capped the scoring with his own third-period tally. Hischier has two goals and four points through five games to begin the season as he looks to reach the 60-point plateau for the fourth straight campaign.

Rakell scored a goal on three shots on net, blocked three shots and meted out one hit in Monday's 6-3 win over Montreal.

Rakell one-timed a feed from Evgeni Malkin behind the net, beating Sam Montembeault stick side. It was the second goal in as many games for Rakell, who was set up by Malkin in Saturday's loss to the Maple Leafs.

Malkin scored a goal on his lone shot on net, dished two assists and had one hit in Monday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens.

After setting up Rickard Rakell and Kris Letang, Malkin dusted the Habs with an empty-net goal, his first of the season to go along with six assists. It was the 499th career tally for Malkin, who recorded the 1,300th point of his career Saturday. The 38-year-old forward has multiple points in three straight games.

MacEwen scored two goals in Monday's 8-7 overtime win over the Kings.

Despite seeing just 5:14 in ice time, the least among all Ottawa forwards on the afternoon, MacEwen had a huge impact on the game as he beat Darcy Kuemper twice in the second period. The journeyman fourth-liner came into the contest with only 15 goals in 217 career NHL games, so he's highly unlikely to repeat this performance any time soon.

Eller scored two goals on three shots and added two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over Montreal.

Eller put Pittsburgh on the board first with a laser that beat Sam Montembeault glove side. The former Canadien then tallied the game-tying goal, going end-to-end and again beating the goalie to the glove side late in the second period. These were the first two goals of the season for Eller, who has been in his familiar third-line role to begin 2024-25.

Norris scored two goals, one on the power play and the other the overtime winner, and added a power-play assist in Monday's 8-7 victory over the Kings.

In a wild afternoon affair that saw a combined seven power-play goals between the teams, Norris played hero by giving the Senators their first lead of the game midway through the third period. He followed it up by slipping a puck past Darcy Kuemper in overtime. The goals were his first of the season, and the 25-year-old center has four points in three games as he looks to stay healthy and get back to the form that saw him record 35 goals and 55 points over 66 games in 2021-22.

Kopitar recorded three power-play assists in Monday's 8-7 overtime loss to the Senators.

Despite the best efforts of the Kings' captain, Kopitar's team wound up on the wrong end of the decision in a wild afternoon contest that saw seven power-play goals scored in total. Kopitar already has two three-point performances in three games to begin the season. The 37-year-old still has plenty left in the tank after he delivered 26 goals and 70 points over 81 regular-season games in 2023-24.

Greig (upper body) is expected to miss a week or two, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.

Greig hasn't earned a point while posting two blocked shots in two appearances this season. Adam Gaudette could continue to see playing time during Greig's absence, but the Senators will probably bring up another forward from the minors as insurance.